Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
I-Man (1986)
Director: Corey Allen
Starring: Scott Bakula, Joey Cramer
'I', in this instance, stands for 'Indestructible'. Thus, star Scott Bakula is actually the Indestructible Man. Formerly a cab driver, Bakula becomes... Read more
Murphy's Law (1986)
5.9/10
Director: J Lee Thompson
Starring: Charles Bronson, Carrie Snodgress, Richard Romanus, Robert F Lyons
This thrilling game of hide-and-seek between a clever psychopath and a lone lawman hellbent on reaping justice stars Charles Bronson as veteran detect... Read more
MacGyver: Season 2 (1986)
7.7/10
Starring: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar
Richard Dean Anderson returns as TV's favourite boy scout. He doesn't drink, he doesn't carry a gun, but give him a tin can and a pair of nail clippe... Read more
King Kong Lives (1986)
3.8/10
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Brian Kerwin, Peter Elliott, Linda Hamilton, George Yiasumi, John Ashton
John Guillerman follows up his cheesy 1976 Kong remake with this possibly even cheesier sequel starring a pre-'Terminator' Linda Hamilton. Kong appare... Read more
The Wraith (1986)
5.9/10
Director: Mike Marvin
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Randy Quaid, Sherilyn Fenn, Nick Cassavetes
A teen sci-fi flick about a brutal gang of hooligans stealing cars and terrorising the roads until a mysterious stranger, 'The Wraith', appears. Featu... Read more
Born to Defend (1986)
Director: Jet Li
Starring: Jet Li, Kurt Roland Petersson, Jia Song, Paulo Tocha
Jet Li's first and last film as a director tells a story of foreign oppression as American G.I.s invade China, ganging up on kickboxing champ, Jet. W... Read more
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
7.3/10
Director: Nelson Shin
Starring: Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Voices Of, Robert Stack, Lionel Stander,...
Animated feature in which a monster planet that devours everything in its path is headed for the small planet of Cybertron, where a unique race of tra... Read more
Aliens (1986)
8.4/10
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Carr...
Sigourney Weaver returns to the planet that spawned the title creatures with a Marine squadron that's ready to wipe them out. Super sequel that doesn'... Read more
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
7.6/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung
This masterful thriller from John 'The Killer' Woo is once again highlighted by stunning action sequences. This is a saga of three friends who run a s... Read more
Crime Story (1986)
8.4/10
Director: Kirk Wong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Christine Ng
Based on a real life event in Hong Kong concerning the kidnapping of a Chinese businessman. Jackie Chan plays a policeman assigned the job of tracking... Read more